Topical Workshop on Geometric Analysis in Mathematics and Physics

Sponsored by:
AMS (Australian Mathematical Society)
The Department of Pure Mathematics (University of Adelaide)
The Institute for Theoretical Physics




Thanks to all speakers and participants!






INDEX FOR THIS PAGE

GENERAL INFORMATION
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Registration Form
PROGRAMME AND ABSTRACTS: Titles
AFTERNOON SESSION: Subjects or Speakers




GENERAL INFORMATION:

The details of how to register are given at the end of this document. It would be helpful if all registrations could be received by June 15th, 1996. This page will be updated as more information becomes available.

Location:

Purpose: This workshop directly follows the Australian Mathematical Society's meeting at Flinders University. It is designed to provide an opportunity for mathematicians and physicists to present recent results, and to further their interactions in an informal setting. There are a number of seminars scheduled, the speakers are listed below, but sufficient time will be available each day for discussions. Thus there will just be a small number of slots available for additional (short) talks. The working facilities, especially the computing resources, are excellent.

Speakers: The following are expected to give talks.

Registration Fee: There is no registration fee for student participants. For non-students the registration fee is A$25.00, which will be put towards the expenses of running the workshop. No proceedings are planned for the workshop.

Available Support: Some support may be available for the local expenses of students.

Accommodation: For a detailed list of hotels and other types of accommodation in Adelaide click on the following text: Accommodation in Adelaide. For various other local information click on the text: Local Information for Visitors to Adelaide.

An example of the cheaper form of accommodation is that which is located at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (again 2 minutes walk from the Institute):

  • single room with shared facilities - A$18 (full-time student - A$11) per night
  • single room with ensuite - A$45 per night

    PROGRAMME AND ABSTRACTS FOR TALKS:

      To see the abstracts of a given talk (if available) simply click on the name of the corresponding speaker (if it is highlighted).
      A list of titles is given below the programme.
    TOPICAL WORKSHOP ON GEOMETRIC ANALYSIS IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS
    MONDAY: 15th July
    8.30-9.30 Registration
    9.30-10.00 Welcome
    Morning Tea
    10.30-11.30 Talk Nick Buchdahl
    11.30-12.30 Talk Adam Harris
    Lunch
    Afternoon Free Discussion "Analysis"
    Afternoon Tea at 3.30
    Drinks at 5.00 or so
    TUESDAY: 16th July
    9.30-10.30 Talk Vladimir Ezhov
    Morning Tea
    12.30-1.30 Public Lecture Vaughan Jones
    -
    Afternoon Free Discussion "Algebras"
    Afternoon Tea at 3.30
    WEDNESDAY: 17th July
    9.30-10.30 Talk Michael Farber
    Morning Tea
    11.30-12.30 Talk V. Mathai
    Lunch
    Afternoon Free Discussion "Geometry"
    Afternoon Tea at 3.30
    THURSDAY: 18th July
    9.30-10.30 Talk David Evans
    Morning Tea
    Afternoon Free Discussion "Mathematical Physics"
    Afternoon Tea at 3.30



    TITLES FOR TALKS:

  • Nick Buchdahl (University of Adelaide):
    • Moduli spaces of anti-self-dual Yang-Mills connections
  • Adam Harris (University of Adelaide):
    • Locally free extensions and regularity in families of holomorphic vector bundles
  • Vladimir V. Ezhov (University of Adelaide):
    • Normal form of elliptic CR-surface in C^4
  • Vaughan Jones (U.C. Berkeley):
    • Knots
  • Michael Farber (Tel-Aviv University):
    • Extended L^2 cohomology and the Novikov-Shubin invariant
  • Varghese Mathai (University of Adelaide):
    • Determinant lines and L^2 torsion
  • David Evans (Swansea):
    • Orbifold and quantum double subfactors


    AFTERNOON SESSIONS:

    The following could be covered, time-permitting.

    MONDAY Analysis Norman Wildberger: Hypergroups
    Leon Simon: Asymptotics of steepest descent
    TUESDAY Algebras Vaughan Jones: planar algebras are everything
    Paul Baird: knots in singularity sets of congruences in M_4
    WEDNESDAY Geometry Mike Eastwood
    Rod Gover
    Bryan Wang: Seiberg-Witten invariants
    THURSDAY Mathematical Physics Jim McCarthy
    Ioannis Tsohantjis: Algebraic aspects of BFV-BRST quantization of the spinning relatistic particle.
    Michael Howes
    Andy Wilkins


    HOW TO REGISTER:

    There is no registration fee for student participants. For non-students the registration fee is A$50.00, which will be put towards the expenses of running the workshop. No proceedings are planned for the workshop.

    The registration fee can be paid on arrival at the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Adelaide. To express interest in attending the Topical Workshop on Geometric Analysis in Mathematics and Physics, and to be included in the mailing list for any future notices regarding it, please either:

    • fill out the electronic registration form below and submit it (the preferred option), or
    • mail, fax or e-mail the relevant information (including the title of the workshop, your name, address, contact information, accommodation needs, talk title and abstract, etc.) to Sharon Johnson at the address below:

        Mrs. Sharon Johnson
        Institute for Theoretical Physics
        Level 4, 10 Pulteney Street
        Adelaide S.A. 5000

        Telephone: (61)(8) 303 3533; Fax: (61)(8) 303 3551
        E-mail: sjohnson@physics.adelaide.edu.au

    REGISTRATION FORM:

    Name:

    Address:
    E-mail:
    Postal address :

    Position: Graduate Student PDF Academic staff Other
    If `other', please specify:

    Are you interested to give a talk at the workshop?
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    If so, give title:

    and, if possible, a SHORT abstract (required by October 15, 1995):

    Accommodation:
    If you will make your own accommodation arrangements please indicate this by selecting "None required", (this is the default).

      None required
    Alternatively, if you wish the ITP to arrange your accommodation for you please indicate the desired type
      Single
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    and also indicate the desired budget range for your accommodation:
      cheap housing (approx. 30$/night)
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      3-star hotel housing (approx. 90$/night)

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    For further information contact: Dr. Jim McCarthy ( jmccarth@physics.adelaide.edu.au)

    Dr Jim McCarthy
    Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics
    University of Adelaide, 5005
    Australia

    Telephone: (61)-8-303-5293
    Fax: (61)-8-303-4380
    E-mail: jmccarth@physics.adelaide.edu.au


    Acknowledgement: Thanks to Jason Twamley for help with the original graphics.